Ornamental hanging



Patented Mer. 16, 1897..

'(No Model.)

CHARLES w. JAoKsoN,

PATENT EETCE.

OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

ORNAMENTAL HANGING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 578,878, dated March16, 1897.

Application tiled August l0, 1896. Serial No. 602,296. (No model.)

To all whom, t may concern:

Beit known that I, CHARLES WV. JACKSON, of Chicago, in the county ofCook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Ornamental Hangings; and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of referencemarked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to improvements in portires or ornamentalhangings of that class consisting of a plurality of heavy or thickornamental cords or ropes. Such hangings as heretofore constructed haveconsisted of cords or ropes made of strands which are twisted orspirally laid to give the spirally-ridged appearance common in ropes orcables.

The ropes used for the purpose described are necessarily made somewhatthick or massive and of considerable diameter, in order that the propereffect of a screen or portire may be produced when the ropes are placedside by side. Screens or portires thus made of ropes have heretoforerequired the use of a relatively large quantity of cotton, wool, silk,or other fibrous material, by reason of the fact that the strands areclosely laid in the ropes and many strands are required to make a ropeof the necessary diameter or thickness. It is apparent, moreover, thatthe weight of the material in the portire and consequent expenseinvolved will be increased greatly when the ropes are made heavier ormore massive. v

As an improved construction in hangings of the character described Ipropose to construct the same of ropes which instead of being formed bystrands laid in contact with each other and twisted together, as inmaking a cable,'are constructed of two small longitudinal cords orstrands and a series of tillin gstrands coiled to form a series of loopswhich are engaged with the two lon gitudinal strands, which latter aretwisted in such manner as to hold the loops in spiral order and in suchmanner as to radiate in all directions from the longitudinal strands,this construction affording a rope having the general appearance of acable, but consisting of open illingloops which afford a rope of largesize, and

one which at the same time is very light in weight and possesses a veryhighly ornamental and finished appearance.

As a further improvement in the hangings of the character described Ipropose to construct the ropes composing the same with filling-strandsof two kinds-namely, ordinary twisted or spun threads and strands ofchenille-the two kinds of strands being employed together, so that theirloops are intermingled in the body of the rope. The chenille strands insuch case serve to give fullness or body to the ropes, thereby givingthe necessary effect of roundness or solidity without requiring the useof so great a quantity of material as would benecessary were the usualstrands alone employed. "'.Moreover, by constructing the ropes of amixture of ordinary strands and chenille strands the inished article isgiven a superior and attractive appearance which cannot bc obtained bythe use of twisted strands alone.

The invention may be more readily understood by reference to theaccompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a view of a portireconstructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a view, muchenlarged, of one of the ropes or cords composing the portire, said viewillustratin g the mode of constructing said cord or rope.

As shown in said drawings, A A indicate the cords or ropes forming theportire, the same being hung or suspended in such manner as to form acurtain.

Referring to Fig. 2, in which the construction of the cord or rope isillustrated in detail, B B indicate the two longitudinal threads of therope, C an ordinary or twisted thread or strand formed into coils c, and.D the strands of chenille, also formed into coils d. The twolongitudinal strands BBare twisted together, while the loops C D areengaged with the said strands B B by the passage of each loop betweensaid stra-nds. Said strands B andB are, moreover, twisted in such manneras to bring the coils c d in spiral order around the said strands,thereby giving the appearance of a rope or cable. Commonly one of thelongitudinal strands will be stiffened by glue or other similarsubstance, which is applied to one ofv the strands before the same vloops. B y this construction the chenille loops serve as a filling togive greater solidity of appearance to the rope or cord, While at thesame time giving a more ornamental appearance to the saine.

The advantage in point of economy gained by the employment of thespirally-coiled filling-strands engaged With the twisted longitudinalstrands over an ordinary rope in which the strands are arranged parallelwith each other Will be better understood when it is stated that in aportiere having ropes of a given size the Weight of the material in theportire constructed in accordance with my invention will be onlyone-third of that in a portire made of twisted strands. At the sametime, moreover, the ropes or cords made as heretofore described have ahighly-finished and ornamental appearance. Obviously, a

portire in order to be effective and useful for its purpose of partiallyconcealing or covering an opening, must consist of ropes or cords ofconsiderable size, and by constructing such a portire in the mannerherein described I am enabled to provide one which is handsome inappearance and effective for the purpose at a cost much less than wouldbe involved in the construction of those made in the manner heretoforecommon.

I claim as my invention- 4 A portire or like hanging consisting of cordsor ropes, each formed of central longitudinal strands, and otherlling-strands embracing both plain and chenille strands coiled togetherand passingbetween said longitudinal strands, one of said longitudinalstrands being treated With an adhesive material which hard ens upondrying and serves to confine the coils of the llin g-strands and to holdthe several strands constituting the entire lcord or rope in properrelation to each other.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I affix mysignature in, presence of two Witn esses, this 6th day of August, A. D.1896.

CHARLES IV. JACKSON.

